1990 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament

1990 Colonial Athletic Association
baseball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Brooks Field Wilmington, North Carolina
Champions	East Carolina (3rd title)
Winning coach	Gary Overton (3rd title)
MVP	Calvin Brown (East Carolina)

1990 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
East Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍^y	11	–	2	–	0		.846			47	–	9	–	0		.839
Richmond  ‍‍‍	9	–	4	–	0		.692			27	–	19	–	1		.585
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍	5	–	6	–	0		.455			23	–	25	–	0		.479
George Mason  ‍‍‍	6	–	8	–	0		.429			23	–	25	–	0		.479
James Madison  ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	0		.375			28	–	30	–	0		.483
William & Mary  ‍‍‍	1	–	10	–	0		.091			9	–	31	–	1		.232
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1990[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1990 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament was held at Brooks Field on the campus of UNC Wilmington in Wilmington, North Carolina, from May 11 through 14. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1990 season. Top-seeded East Carolina won the tournament for the third time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Entering the event, East Carolina had won the most championships, with two. George Mason and Richmond had each won once.[2]

Format and seeding

The CAA's six teams were seeded one to six based on winning percentage from the conference's round robin regular season. They played a double-elimination tournament with first round matchups of the top and bottom seeds, second and fifth seeds, and third and fourth seeds.[2]

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
East Carolina	11	2	.846	—	1
Richmond	9	4	.692	2	2
UNC Wilmington	5	6	.455	5	3
George Mason	6	8	.429	5.5	4
James Madison	3	5	.375	5.5	5
William & Mary	1	10	.091	9	6

Bracket and results

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semifinals					Final
	1	East Carolina	16
	6	William & Mary	4			1	East Carolina	13
						5	James Madison	5
	3	UNC Wilmington	7								1	East Carolina	11
	4	George Mason	11								4	George Mason	6
						4	George Mason	6													1	East Carolina	12	—
						2	Richmond	5													4	George Mason	7	—
	2	Richmond	2^10													4	George Mason	7
	5	James Madison	1								2	Richmond	2			2	Richmond	0
						6	William & Mary	6			3	UNC Wilmington	1
						3	UNC Wilmington	21

Most Valuable Player

Calvin Brown was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Brown was a first baseman for East Carolina.[2]

References

1. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
2. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 9. Retrieved December 16, 2020.